this is a pic of my head and brain, taken using a MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scanner. i don't think my brain is really that colour - at least not usually; i added those colours using fancy software. the MRI scanner doesn't 'detect' hair - actually it doesn't really detect skin either - but it does i believe show the (thin) layer of fat underneath the skin.

today is my first day back at work after essentially having the last 4 weeks off on paternity & recreational leave. works sucks - i'd rather be at home pottering around the house, trimming branches off trees, playing knights or superheroes with my son, etc, etc. anyhow, i am not doing any 'real' work here today - just catching up on emails, and doing things like this ... ;-D

back, after a wee break, to my list of favourite albums - i'm thinking of adding one or more of the following:
* nick cave & the bad seeds: 'the good son' or 'henry's dream'. not sure which one - possibly 'henry's dream' if only for the slightly better or more explicit storytelling afforded by the lyrics. it's generally dark tales of woe & damnation on both these albums, of course, with a few exceptions such as the love songs 'the ship song', 'lucy', 'straight to you'. i'll have to have another listen to each album before making a final decision.

* the stone roses' self-titled debut album, which i believe was a rather brilliant effort, particularly for a first album. it's a pity in many ways that they didn't ever properly extend upon this solid foundation - i have their second album ('second coming') which was realeased some years later and it has it's moments, but isn't in the same league as their debut which contains numerous gems such as 'she bangs the drums', 'waterfall', 'elephant stone' and of course 'fools gold'. stop press: i just did a bit of research with the aid of wikipedia and in fact, depending on the precise version & release of this album, either or both of the last two tracks (both of which were earlier singles) may not be included. e.g. the original 1989 u.k. release appears to include neither song, two u.s. releases contain one or the other, whereas the 1999 10th anniversary release contains both (plus a couple more) and a 2nd disc. anyhow ... i guess i had both of these tracks in mind when 'reviewing' the album, but it is still very good even without them.

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